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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the people of Miguel Street call his collection of junk?
(a) His fortune.
(b) His goodies.
(c) His materials.
(d) His jewels.

2. What is Titus Hoyt wearing when the author first meets him?
(a) White shorts and a white shirt.
(b) Tan shorts and a tan shirt.
(c) Blue slacks and a white shirt.
(d) Jeans and a red shirt.

3. Who is Nathaniel?
(a) Laura's mean brother.
(b) Laura's father.
(c) The one man Laura has two babies by.
(d) A street thief.

4. What is Laura's personality like?
(a) Vivacious and gay.
(b) Sad and sorrowful.
(c) Shy and introverted.
(d) Funny and superficial.

5. From where does the author's mother fetch him?
(a) From Tobago.
(b) From Chaguanas.
(c) From Arima.
(d) From Venezuela.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children had Morgan's father had?

2. What is the name of Morgan's eldest son?

3. Why is everyone on Miguel Street so afraid of Big Foot?

4. What does Morgan do when he's having a fit of craziness?

5. Why does the author start crying soon after arriving in Port of Spain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Big Foot grow in prominence and respect on Miguel Street, and how does he lose that respect?

2. What changes Eddoes's happy disposition?

3. What does Titus do because he is not really qualified to become a teacher?

4. Who is Morgan and what is his problem?

5. How does Eddoes use his job to make extra money?

6. Who are Big Foot's parents, and what had hardened him as a child?

7. Describe Big Foot and why the author is frightened of him.

8. What does Big Foot do for a living and what happens one day on the beach when the author and Big Foot connect briefly?

9. What happens to Eddoes's baby and what is her name?

10. Who is Laura, and how many children does she have?

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